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The shocking death of Lance Reddick was felt on John Wick 4’s red carpet

American Black Film Festival Honors Ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel Featuring: Lance Reddick Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 23 Feb 2020 Credit: Faye's Vision/Cover Images

The stars of John Wick 4 joined together at the film’s Los Angeles premiere to pay tribute to fellow actor Lance Reddick, who died last Friday at the age of 60.

Visibly troubled by Reddick’s tragic passing, Keanu Reeves, Bob Odenkirk and Laurence Fishburne donned blue ribbons on the red carpet to honor their counterpart and friend.

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Former colleagues of Reddick were also present at the premiere, including Titus Welliver from the Bosch series.

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From his TV and movie roles, and even his character of Commander Zavala in the video game Destiny, Reddick was loved by his many fans. In fact, Destiny players gathered in the game to pay him a touching tribute.

Actually, tributes are coming from everywhere since last Friday, a testament to the actor’s strong skills and popularity.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… March 23

Benito Mussolini,(29 July 1883 - 28 April 1945)Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and began using the title Il Duce by 1925. After 1936, his official title was His Excellency Benito Mussolini, Head of Gov When: 11 Apr 2013 Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group

2021

Cargo ship Ever Given gets stuck in the Suez Canal, Egypt, a 400m megaship it completely blocks the shipping canal.

2020

Immediate global ceasefire to fight COVID-19 called for by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

2004

Usher releases his 4th studio album “Confessions” (2004 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best Contemporary R&B Album 2005).

2001

The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

1972

The film of The Concert For Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York. The event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history.

1956

Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)

1945

Battle of Okinawa: US Navy ships bomb the Japanese island of Okinawa in preparation for the Allied invasion; it would become the largest battle of the Pacific War in World War II.

1919

In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.

1903

The Wright brothers 1st file a patent for a flying machine, which is granted 3 years later.

1665

Jean Talon 1626-94 appointed Intendant of New France in Quebec City, in charge of finance and justice.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… March 22

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2020

India puts 1 billion people under a daytime curfew to curb COVID-19.

2017

Tomb of Jesus reopens after restoration in Jerusalem.

2012

Largest protest in Quebec’s history occurs in Montreal with over 200,000 people marching against government tuition hikes and for free access to post-secondary education.

1989

Clint Malarchuk of the Buffalo Sabres suffers a near-fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat.

1979

The National Hockey League (NHL) voted to accept 4 World Hockey Association (WHA) teams, the Oilers, Jets, Nordiques & Whalers.

1965

Nicolae Ceausescu is elected General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party

1963

The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom.

1960

1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes

1957

“All Shook Up” single released by Elvis Presley.

1954

The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan.

1893

The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association win the first Stanley Cup championship game, beating the Ottawa Capitals 3-1.

1457

Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… March 21

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2018

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits they “made mistakes” after data on 50 million users is harvested by Cambridge Analytica.

1994

Wayne Gretzky tied Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals.

Steven Spielberg won his first Oscars. They were for best picture and best director for “Schindler’s List.”

1984

Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon.

1980

U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced to the U.S. Olympic Team that they would not participate in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.

1963

Alcatraz Island, the federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, CA, closed.

1961

The Beatles’ first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

1857

An earthquake hit Tokyo killing about 107,000.

1846

The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… March 20

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft returns to the fight after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq The F-16 is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft with high maneuverability When: 10 Jun 2008

2020

After 20 years with the New England Patriots, six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady officially agrees to move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a 2-year $50m guaranteed deal.

2016

Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 3 day tour.

2004

Stephen Harper wins the leadership of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada, becoming the party’s first leader..

2003

In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.

1982

Joan Jett & Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” goes #1 for 7 weeks.

1980

Quebec, National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association.

1974

Hydro Quebec workers on James Bay project riot; destroy millions of dollars of equipment; project closes down.

1933

Dachau the first Nazi concentration camp, is completed.

1930

American fast food restaurant chain “KFC” [Kentucky Fried Chicken] is founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky.

1916

Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

1888

The Sherlock Holmes Adventure, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” began.

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News

1000-pound woman surprises her family by getting engaged

It is in a teaser of 1000-Lb. Sisters that Tammy Slaton ‘s family learned that Tammy Slaton has submitted a surprise engagement. The family was stunned and wonders the reason why Tammy is in such a hurry.

Tammy didn ‘t get the reaction she wanted, as she simply called her family to announce that she had gotten engaged to her partner Caleb Willingham, whom she met at a weight loss center.

The family received this news via FaceTime, when Tammy proudly showed off her ring, receiving a confused non-verbal in return and clearly disagreeing with the decision.

It’s very fast, certainly, since the two lovers have been a couple for a month… and they plan to get married in two weeks!

What’s the rush, that’s the question on everyone’s lips in the family.

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News

Pentagon says aliens could penetrate our system!

Pentagon officials, as part of a “special” project, have claimed that aliens would be able to enter our solar system to deposit tiny probes to study our planet.

A bit like the missions conducted by NASA.

The draft of this research report was composed by Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), and Abraham Loeb, chairman of the astronomy department at Harvard University.

Part of the report states:

“An artificial interstellar object could potentially be a parent ship that releases numerous small probes as it passes close to Earth, an operational construct not unlike NASA’s missions.”

That said, in recent years, several objects have been detected close to Earth, as was the case in October 2017 with an interstellar object that was named “Oumuamua.”

In 2020, three years later, another object was also spotted, and this one, like the one in 2017, had no cometary trail.

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Sports (en)

Ryan Reynolds is on the verge of having funds to buy the Senators

Ryan Reynolds owned 25% of the company Mint Mobile and it was bought by the company T-Mobile for a maximum amount of 1.35 billion dollars. This is a huge amount of money, and Reynolds’ part could help him with his desire to invest in the Ottawa Senators.

The deal will be formalized within the next year, and T-Mobile also gets Ka’ena Corp. and its subsidiaries, as well as its Mint Mobile, Ultra Mobile international wireless service and Plum wholesale brands.

T-Mobile believes it could “leverage Mint’ s leading digital marketing expertise as part of its expanded portfolio to reach new customer segments and geographies.”

Unsurprisingly, Mint Mobile founders David Glickman and Rizwan Kassim will remain with T-Mobile to manage the brands, which will be separate business units. In Reynolds’ case, he will retain his role as Mint spokesperson.

Moreover, via social media, Reynolds shared a video through which he exclaims about T-Mobile:

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Sports (en)

A huge change for the FIFA World Cup!

The FIFA Council has finally approved the format for the 2026 World Cup, which includes 12 groups for the North American tournament. In total, there will be 48 teams.

The nations will be distributed in 12 groups of four, for a total of 104 matches between the group stage and the knockout rounds.

This increase in teams has been discussed since the idea of a 40-team World Cup was floated in 2013.

And it was in 2017 that the FIFA Council approved the structure for a 48-team expansion.

Since its birth in 1930, the World Cup has grown from 13 representatives to 32, in 1998, and starting in 2026, 48 countries will be vying for soccer’s biggest prize!

Soccer is becoming more and more popular around the world and the quality of the sport is improving, so this increase makes perfect sense for the future.

As the gap between the best and worst teams widens, the results could be uneven in the group stage and maybe even in the round of 16.

But no matter, the World Cup will expand to 48 teams starting in 2026.

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Gossip Sports (en)

Daniel Brière’s son threw a wheelchair down a staircase

Daniel Briere, the new interim general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, has been having a great time since his appointment, as he is animated by all the work he has to do in the coming weeks and months.

During this moment of ecstasy from the former Sabres and Flyers star, a dark moment has set in as footage shows an individual who actually appears to be Daniel’s son Carson throwing a disabled young lady’s wheelchair down the stairs… obviously for no reason!

Note that Carson Briere (23 years) had to go to Erie afterpresumably violated the rules of his former team at the University of Arizona.

All indications are that the young man likes to party!

Anyway, the good news in the circumstances: people have started a GoFundMe to raise the money needed to buy the young woman a new chair.